Record breaking screen to showcase Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at Celtic Park

THOSE attending the ceremony will see proceedings on a 100 metre-wide "Window of the Commonwealth", which is the largest of its kind in Europe.

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The big screen will cover the whole of Celtic Park's South Stand

A HUGE screen is to be installed to showcase the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park in Glasgow.

Those attending will be able to see the events on a record breaking 100 metre-wide digital display, the largest of its kind ever seen in Europe.

The "Window on the Commonwealth" will cover the entire length of Parkhead's South Stand thanks to the installation of a digital LED backdrop.

Organisers are yet to reveal the details of the ceremony, but auditions for Games volunteers are currently ongoing.

Glasgow 2014 head of ceremonies David Zolkwer said: "The building of a screen of this scale - running the entire length of Celtic Park's south stand - is going to add a really audacious dimension to Glasgow 2014's Opening Ceremony.

"Both through sheer spectacle and as a wonderful story-telling device, our goal is for the screen to be a wow factor - a fantastic augmentation to the story we are telling our live audience in the stadium and the many hundreds of millions of people watching on television around the world."

How the screen will look for the Opening Ceremony

Eileen Gallagher, independent director on the Glasgow 2014 Board and chair of the ceremonies, culture and Queen’s Baton Relay committee said: “Glasgow 2014’s Opening Ceremony is a wonderful opportunity for Glasgow and Scotland to welcome the world to the Commonwealth Games, to demonstrate our warmth and creativity and show that we love to host a good party.

“The ‘Window on the Commonwealth’ being created in Celtic Park is just one exciting glimpse of what I know will be a very special evening and just one of the ways through which we can realise our bold creative ambition to showcase our host city and nation in a number of surprising ways.”

Scotland's national football stadium, Hampden, is also being redeveloped for the games.

The pitch has been raised by almost two metres on a bed of metal stilts, to enable a running track and athletics field to be created.

There are currently a limited number of tickets still available for the Opening Ceremony, which will be held on July 23.